Donation Essentials Blog

June 27, 2025

Can You Donate Your Organs and Body to Science? 5 Common Questions Answered

At Donor Alliance, we witness both the heartbreak of loss and the incredible hope that comes from organ, eye, and tissue donation. That hope fuels our mission to save lives by educating and inspiring people to register as donors. Through community outreach and education programs across Colorado and Wyoming, we answer tough questions and help […]

February 21, 2019

Living Donation: How Can I Help?

Nearly 2,000 Colorado and Wyoming residents are waiting on a lifesaving transplant. While Donor Alliance works exclusively with deceased donors and their families, living donation is another way people can help save lives and spare many of the individuals on the transplant list from what can be a lengthy wait. Local Need: Of those in […]

February 15, 2019

Advocates for Life Recognized at Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast

Every year Donor Alliance celebrates our Advocates for Life and all of their efforts at a Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast. This year, more than 150 advocates and their family members attended the breakfast at the Denver Zoo for a morning filled with food, awards, prizes and catching up… followed by an afternoon of walking through the […]

February 12, 2019

Donación de Órganos y Tejidos: Como Iniciar la Conversación

¿Has hablado con tu familia sobre tu decisión de ser donante de órganos, ojos y tejidos? Iniciar la conversación sobre este tema puede ser un tanto difícil. Es por eso que te presentamos algunos consejos para ayudarte a hablar sobre este tema y compartir tu decisión con tus seres queridos. Primero que nada, ¿Qué significa […]

February 7, 2019

How to Start the Conversation on National Donor Day

Have you talked with your family about your decision to be an organ, eye and tissue donor? It can be difficult to start the conversation. We have a few tips to help you share your decision with your loved ones on National Donor Day. Signing up as an organ, eye and tissue donor means you […]

February 4, 2019

Record Donor Designation Rate for Wyoming in 2018

How do we know if residents support organ, eye and tissue donation? We measure the public’s support of donation with the donor designation rate. Although small in population, Wyoming stands tall when it comes to saving lives through organ, eye and tissue donation. The donor designation rate (DDR) is the rate at which individuals join […]

January 31, 2019

Staff Spotlight: Matt Bonner

We’re so proud to work with each and every one of our staff members here at Donor Alliance. In our staff spotlight, learn more about who we are and why we work for Donor Alliance. Matt Bonner is a Network Administrator at Donor Alliance, he’s one of our go-to IT guys helping staff with technology […]

January 31, 2019

Advocate Spotlight: D’Anne Van Gilder

Donor Alliance volunteers and advocates are the heart and soul of our efforts to inspire and inform our community about the importance of signing up to be an organ, eye and tissue donor in Colorado and Wyoming. Each of our volunteers and advocates has their own unique and inspiring story to tell. This month, we […]

January 18, 2019

Record-Breaking Year for Organ Donation and Another Great Year for Tissue Donation – Colorado & Wyoming

Donor Alliance Breaks Record for Number of Organ Donors For 2018, Donor Alliance, the federally designated non-profit organization that facilitates organ and tissue donation in Colorado and most of Wyoming, recorded a record-breaking year for organ donation and transplantation, ultimately, saving more lives! Through the generous gifts of donors and their families, Donor Alliance facilitated […]